[Dan Zollman]

It certainly is hard to learn animation, but a rookie animation won't necessarily be bad just because it's made by rookies.

A rookie team still has a chance at winning an award. If it doesn't win, the team still has a good animation to keep and be proud of. Like Mazin's first animation, it will be pretty cool. It's also helpful to show an animation to potential sponsors, or to keep for promotional use.